Under the watchful eye of the family dog, farley, Joanna Jennens trys to keep up with the storm as she shovels her driveway on Gould Ave. in Fairfield, Conn. on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Jennens just moved to town from Michigan in July, so she is used to winter weather.

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Snow covers a line of vehicles as a man digs out during a winter snow storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2013, i n Winchester, Va.

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Daria Hester of Durham returns to her car on Edwards Mill Road, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 in Raleigh, N.C. Winter is taking one more shot at North Carolina. While the core of the system that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to the state heads north toward Virginia on Thursday, parts of it were expected to dump even more snow on the state.

A man wearing ski goggles rides his bike on Broadway in Bayonne, N.J. on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. A storm spread heavy snow and sleet along the Northeast corridor, while power was out to hundreds of thousands in the ice-encrusted South.

Berries are covered in ice and snow in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting into Thursday covering 95 of the state's 100 counties.

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A pedestrian crosses Main Street as snow falls in downtown Danbury, Conn. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Danbury and its surrounding areas are expected to see 14 to 20 inches of snow, which is expected to taper off around midnight.

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A person walks through the snow on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard morning commute in the city.

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People walk through the snow on February 13, 2014 in New York City. In what is turning out to be one of the snowiest winter's in recent memory for New York City and much of the East Coast, Thursday's weather is expected to bring a wintery mix of sleet and snow with total accumulation of 6 to 8 inches of snow before ending early Friday morning.

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A man walks a dog during a snowstorm on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard morning commute in the city.

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A Secret Service K-9 unit does a security sweep in the falling snow in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents.

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Newlyweds Steve Cosh, left, and Thiago Cardoso pull on their winter jackets as they step out from New York's municipal marriage bureau into a snow storm, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Snow and sleet are falling on the East Coast from North Carolina to New England a day after sleet, snow and ice bombarded the Southeast.

Elisabeth Wilbur of Burke, Va. skis near Lake Braddock in Burke, Va., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents.

Cars drive through the snow on February 13, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. In what is turning out to be one of the snowiest winter's in recent memory for New York City and much of the East Coast, Thursday's weather is expected to bring a wintery mix of sleet and snow with total accumulation of 6 to 8 inches of snow before ending early Friday morning.

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People walk through the snow on February 13, 2014 in New York City. In what is turning out to be one of the snowiest winter's in recent memory for New York City and much of the East Coast, Thursday's weather is expected to bring a wintery mix of sleet and snow with total accumulation of 6 to 8 inches of snow before ending early Friday morning.

Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images

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Morning commuters walks in the plowed road as mixed winter precipitation falls Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. Snow and sleet are falling on the East Coast, from North Carolina to New England, a day after sleet, snow and ice bombarded the Southeast.

From left, Alejandro Escobar, Courtney Fulton, and Trevor Albert, all from Arlington, Va., run in the snow past the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents.

Workers clear snow from a public sidewalk in Alexandria, Va., Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Good samaritans try to push a car stuck in the snow in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the Southeast, a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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A car sits stuck in the snow after skidding into a ditch in Yardley, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the Southeast, a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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A pedestrian crosses South Broad Street in view of City Hall as mixed winter precipitation falls Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. Snow and sleet are falling on the East Coast, from North Carolina to New England, a day after sleet, snow and ice bombarded the Southeast.

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Tina Epperson clears snow off her car at the Shoppers Mart parking lot in Groton, Conn., Thursday, February 13, 2014. A winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Southeastern Connecticut region before transitioning to rain in the afternoon. Inland areas of the state could receive upwards of a foot of snow from the storm.]